Ash has a Gym battle with Jasmine and wins, earning the Mineral Badge.
This is the first episode since Burn, Zenigame Squad! Like a Fire!! (2000) that Jessie's Wobbuffet did not physically appear, making it, at the time, the Pokémon with the fourth-longest appearance streak, behind Pikachu, Meowth, and Togepi; and the longest appearance streak of a Pokémon that is kept in a Poké Ball.
The English title of this episode is a pun of the phrase "nerves of steel."
While Team Rocket is reciting their motto, James is seen doing the moonwalk, a dance move that was made popular by Michael Jackson.